Coming Up Roses

It's December and what better time to start thinking about ...Carnival Season... wait, what?  The Xmas tree still hasn't been decorated! But you know, it's never too soon to begin thinking about your creativity for the coming year. What better way to kick it off, and to kick away the winter blues, than by entering a nice float in the Carnival Parade.

Sim Koeln

Why on Pangea grid? 

Well, it's one of opensim's premier arts grids, with spectacular regions by Tutz Zabelin, Lampithaler Artist, Nyx Breen, Bink Draconia and more. 

The grid owner Marlon Wayne is based in Cologne, where Carnival gets started way earlier than it does in most countries.  Consider this -  Mardi Gras, which is the big Carnival date for most people will be February 13 next year, but for the people of Cologne - in German,  Köln - the carnival season begins on November 11 at 11 minutes past eleven. Pangea has a region called Koeln, which is how you spell Köln when you can't use an umlaut. It's a cityscape that the Pangeans use for all kinds of community art events and a visit at any time will reward you with one  collection or another.

Marlon Wayne: Carnival is the 5th season of the year for the people of Cologne and the entire Rhineland. The carnival is interrupted by the Christmas period, but from January 2nd it starts again until Ash Wednesday. The big highlight is always the Rose Monday parade.  People put on their costumes and go to big carnival celebrations and carnival meetings.

Music is a big part of the seasonal event, also humorous speeches, but the biggest deal is floats, which are mobile structures, that wind their way through the streets on the big day. This is a vid made by Lampithaler Artis about last year's event, just fo give you a few ideas for your virtual world participation.

Marlon Wayne: As in the real world, there is also a parade in virtual Cologne on Rose Monday.The most beautiful and funniest carnival floats take part.

The stage set of a Nyx Breen - Lampithaler Artist event on Koeln region 

Marlon Wayne

So, you ask, what would this have to do with you? Well, the event is not restricted to Pangeagrid residents. The grid has a tradition of collaboration and recognition of other grids, both German-speaking and otherwise, and a strong international theme with English, Swedish, German, and a bunch of other languages being spoken here on a daily basis - so bring your Tallista translator, you'll probably need it.

Anyone who wishes to participate can make a float (Marlon will provide you with the truck base, if you need one) and the idea is that people all over the world and the hyperverse can take part.

In addition to the floats from the Pangea grid, other grids can also take part.

So when is the deadline for getting your Carnival Float ready ?

Marlon Wayne: They should be submitted to Marlon Wayne at Pangeagrid by February 5th.